M. Louise Curley papers, 1946-1956
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Summary
- Creator:
- Curley, M. Louise (Mary Louise), 1922-2015
- Abstract:
- Louise Curley (1922-2015) was an economist who studied with Paul Samuelson and collaborated with Leonard Silk. This collection contains her PhD dissertation, a preliminary edition of Samuelson's Economics: An Introductory Analysis (1946), and a consulting report for McGraw-Hill that she coauthored with Silk. It was acquired as part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (One box.)
- Language:
- Material in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11083
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains a typescript copy of Curley's PhD dissertation "The Excess Profits Tax of the United States in World War II" (MIT, 1946); a preliminary edition of Samuelson's Economics: An Introductory Analysis (1946); and "Forecasting Business Trends," a bound consulting report for McGraw-Hill that she co-authored with Leonard Silk in 1956.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mary Louise Curley (1922-2015) was the first woman to earn a PhD in economics (1946) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was advised by Paul Samuelson. She worked as an economist at Scudder, Stevens, and Clark (New York) and at Haver Analytics.
- Acquisition information:
- The M. Louise Curley papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library as a gift from Mark Curley in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, 2015.
Accession described in this collection guide: 2015-0152.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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